At Friday morning’s Children’s Book & Author Breakfast, two bookstores will be honored with a 2019 Women’s National Book Association Pannell Award for excellence in bookselling. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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At first glance, the new memoir I'm Your Biggest Fan: Awkward Encounters and Assorted Misadventures in Celebrity Journalism just looks like a breezy collection of stories about Hollywood stars from People magazine executive editor Kate Coyne. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judith Kerr, the author behind classic children’s books such as The Tiger Came to Tea, will be presented with this year’s BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award today. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The show’s total attendance of 16,597 was the lowest for an ALA annual conference in 22 years, but the librarians who did make it to Orlando certainly injected a large measure of positivity to the grief-stricken city. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 'overt threat of toxic masculinity' and 'the vapid promises of politicians and religion' in the other: South Africa's Sunday Times Literature Awards. The post South Africa’s Sunday Times Literary Awards Go to Gqola, Sithole appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three students were announced as the winners of the Penguin Random House UK Design Award 2016, each receiving £1,000 and the opportunity to undertake a work placement with the publisher. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Historian, author and military strategist Hew Strachan has been named the 10th recipient of the $100,000 (£67,944.02) Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On the eve of Independent Booksellers’ Week, the winners of the IBW Book Awards have been revealed, while authors have praised the work of independent booksellers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Margaret Atwood has been awarded the 2016 PEN Pinter Prize at the same time it is announced she will be embarking on a UK book tour. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Pura Belpré Award for children and young adult books, which honors Latino writers and illustrators whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino experience, will celebrate its 20th anniversary at the 2016 ALA annual conference. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan's graphic novel imprint has published 160 titles to date, including the Gene Luen Yang's National Book Award finalist, 'American Born Chinese.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American author Akhil Sharma has won the 2016 International Dublin Literary Award for his "heart-wrenching" and "darkly funny" novel Family Life (Faber). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comics have been dealing with daddy-issues nearly since their inception, but over the years books have presented a more nuanced, realistic depiction of fatherhood. Here are 11 great ones for Father's Day. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There are six creative Wellingtonians among the finalists of the 2016 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, announced on Wednesday. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One of Britain’s leading human rights campaigners and former director of political pressure group Liberty, Shami Chakrabarti, has joined the judging panel for this year’s Book Trust Lifetime Achievement Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sky Sports pundit Guillem Balague, former women’s UFC champion Ronda Rousey and former president of Formula One’s governing body Max Mosley were among the winners at the Cross Sports Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House UK is launching a new campaign to celebrate the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer (LGBTQ) author community called Penguin Pride. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carnegie Medal and YA Book Prize-shortlisted author Sarah Crossan has won the 26th CBI Book of the Year Award - making her the fourth author ever to win both the Book of the Year Award and the Children’s Choice award with her title One (Bloomsbury Childrens). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There's still time to nominate young professionals from the Chinese publishing world for Frankfurt Book Fair's BIZ Beijing and China Publishers showcase: the Young Stars Award. The post Deadline Is June 20 for China’s Young Stars Award Applications appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CBBC is putting on a two-day event in Birmingham this July to celebrate "awesome" authors in partnership with BBC Learning, Birmingham City Council and the Library of Birmingham. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On Saturday, which also happened to be National Readathon Day, the Minneapolis nonprofit Little Free Library hosted its first-ever Little Free Library Festival, featuring book swaps and the building of 100 little free libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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